Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
questionnaire; survey; poll
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 perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
automatic; intransitive verb
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
please (give me); please (do for me)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)