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.)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
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
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
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 use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
no loss or gain; coming out even
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be blissful; to be very happy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
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.)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
such; like that; that sort of; very
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
hello; good day; good afternoon
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date