hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
tank (military vehicle); chariot
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
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 set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)