Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
living by oneself; living alone
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
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
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hello; good day; good afternoon
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
second marriage; remarriage
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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
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.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money