surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
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
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
sea monster; green turtle
it's been a long time; long time no see
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
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.
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work