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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
-less; lacking; non-existing
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
bulging (esp. of male genitals under clothing)
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!