staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
speaking voice; talking voice
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sorry; excuse me; thank you
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
fitting (of clothing); fitting; installation; fitting (e.g. graph)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
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.)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
chair; stool; post; office; position
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)