previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be entwined; to be involved
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be conspicuous; to stand out
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
suffix for familiar person
true friend; close friend
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
breathing of a sleeping person
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all