myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
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.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear