to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
considerably; greatly; a lot
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question