yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
adds force or indicates command
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
command; control; commander
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
now; the present time; just now; another; more
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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 take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
time; hour; period; class
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat