good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
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
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
family; members of a family
contract; compact; agreement
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain