indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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.
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
please (give me); please (do for me)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
in that way; thus; so; so?
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
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
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning