at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
really; truly; indeed; good grief
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend