suffix for familiar person
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
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
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
dry riverbed; river beach
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
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
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
alone; by oneself; on one's own
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
so; like this; in this way
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to become possible; to become able to (do)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily