to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
factory; plant; mill; workshop
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
no, not like that (but like this)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
such a thing; something like that
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about