yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
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
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
aroma; class; style; aromatherapy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to serve; to work for; to attend