senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
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
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
open; public; official; overt
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
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.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
these guys; these fellows
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
lariat; slip noose; lasso; lariat (wrestling); clothesline
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound