lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
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.
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
honorific/polite/humble prefix
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to recall; to remember; to recollect
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
deli; delicatessen; delivery
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o