all present; all concerned; all of us
existence; possession; having; limited company
terraced house; terrace house; row house; (detached) house with a terrace
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
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
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
living together; communal life; cohabitation
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.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
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.
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
honorific/polite/humble prefix
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
script; libretto; scenario
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
mountain hamlet; mountain village
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
suffix for familiar person
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
space (room, area, outer space)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for