fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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.
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
other side; opposite side; other party
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
searching for someone; search for a missing person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...