indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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 pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
pothunting; bounty hunting; pothunter; bounty hunter
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
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
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
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
snake eyes (dice); double ones
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently