senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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.
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(some) more; even more; longer; further
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
almost every day; almost daily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
that's the way it is; such is life
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave