for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
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
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in that way; thus; so; so?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
together; at the same time; same; identical
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)