where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
that's right; yes; uh-huh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
unless one ...; if one does not ...
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
such; like that; in that way
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
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well