to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unqualified; without qualifications
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
alone; by oneself; on one's own
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
in that way; thus; so; so?
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
door (Western-style, car, 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
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
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 help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
by today; before the day is over
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
whole tomatoes (canned, etc.)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
materials; data; document
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo