to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(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?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence