somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to lose one's way; to get lost
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to be silent; to say nothing
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
police officer; policeman; constable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
woman; female; feminine gender
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
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 place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising