water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
loveable; very likeable; like very much
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
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 feel; to sense; to experience
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!