(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
honorific/polite/humble prefix
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in that way; thus; so; so?
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sorry; excuse me; thank you
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
senior high school; high school
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
one more time; once more; once again
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)