pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
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
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
engineering firm; contractor
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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 die out; to become extinct
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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.
to rise; to erect; to get up
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.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
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
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that