this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
beyond this point; from now on; after this
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only