(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
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
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
hello; good day; good afternoon
educational institution; school; academy; campus
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
what do you want?; can I help you?
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
people; citizens; subjects; folk
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate