this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to become better; to improve
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.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
hair (on the head); (a) hair
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...