I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
birth; creation; formation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
senior high school; high school
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
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.
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
practice meeting; practice group
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence