long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
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.
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
welcome; (warm) reception
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)