one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
honorific/polite/humble prefix
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
adopter; adopting parent or parents; adoptive parent or parents; foster parent or parents
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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.)
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
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
to be needed; to be wanted
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
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 hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
head; brains; intellect; understanding
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
clearness; clear understanding
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
even without doing; even without being
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family