honorific/polite/humble prefix
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
how; in what way; how about; questionable
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
please (give me); please (do for me)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
dilapidated house; deserted house
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a long time ago; in those days
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
witnessing; observing; sighting
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling