division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
almost; roughly; approximately
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
such; this sort of; like this
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to