Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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 return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
secretary (government); director; chief
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
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
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
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
administration of justice
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
arrest; apprehension; capture
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now