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
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
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
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
please; somehow or other; one way or another
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
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.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
how; in what way; how about
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey