woman; female; feminine gender
man; male; masculine gender
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
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
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(exercising) the right to command
putting into operation; invocation
arrest; apprehension; capture
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...