elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
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
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if things permit; under certain circumstances
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
book; volume; this; present; main; head
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)