to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
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.
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
festival; feast; carnival
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
than; from; out of; except; but; more
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how can (one) do something
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
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
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence