bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...