this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
brave; courageous; vigorous; enthusiastic; mighty; firm
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
please (give me); please (do for me)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
what minute; how many minutes
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
nothing but; except; no more than
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
offender; criminal; culprit
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon