and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
suffix for familiar person
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
1,000,000; one million; million; many
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
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember