that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
woman; female; feminine gender
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
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.
all; entire; whole; altogether
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
great depth; bottomless; great height
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
offender; criminal; culprit
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol