seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
suffix for familiar person
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
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
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 lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
while; even though; despite
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
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.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then