how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
existence; being; life; survival
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.
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
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)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost