inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, 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
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
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
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
have a good day; take care; see you
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
really; truly; indeed; good grief
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
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
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
of course; certainly; naturally