hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
literally; to the letter; literal
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
war; fighting; fierce competition
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
undisputed; entirely; perfect
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that