counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
ten; 10; ten years of age
ration; stipend; allowance
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
not yet known; unknown; strange
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
letter; missive; note; mail
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
author; writer; novelist; artist
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
false reputation; empty title; empty name
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
people; men and women; each person; everybody
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
wherein; therein; thereinto
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
secretariat; executive office
while; during; while; although; all; both
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing