beating (of drums); rushing (water); crashing (of waves)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
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 eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...