year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
brightness; splendour; splendor
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
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