father; dad; husband; you; he
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
honorific/polite/humble prefix
until now; so far; up to the present
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
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
recently; lately; these days
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
living; lifestyle; living room
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
suffix for familiar person
wet nurse; nursing mother