yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
how; in what way; how about
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah