elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
suffix for familiar person
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hello; good day; good afternoon
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
genuine article; real thing; real deal
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle