to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
adds force or indicates command
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
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
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
inside; interior; inner part
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
name; given name; first name
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care