man; male; masculine gender
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
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
all present; all concerned; all of us
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
guard; security (officer); guardsman
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force or indicates command
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced