to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
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; (musical) note; fame
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable