senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
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 climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
please (give me); please (do for me)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
both (people); the two of them
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow