to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
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
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
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 hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related