waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
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
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 step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
one of these days; someday; one day
audience; spectator; spectators
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
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.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
father; dad; husband; you; he
all; entire; whole; altogether
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust before; to thrust at
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's