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
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
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 strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be silent; to say nothing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; like that; that sort of; very
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
while; during; while; although; all; both
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
two persons; two people; pair; couple
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
so; like this; in this way
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment