to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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.
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
don't you think?; indicates question
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
intelligence network; information network
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
name; given name; first name
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure