honorific/polite/humble prefix
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)