lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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; wohoo
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. 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
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
honorific/polite/humble prefix
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
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 (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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; from; out of; except; but; more
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; 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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o