painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances