now; soon; already; yet; further; more
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, 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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at that time; in those days
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
suffix for familiar person