actor; actress; player; performer
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
how many years; how long; what year
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
suffix for familiar person
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
then; well; so; well then
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing