to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
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.
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
honorific/polite/humble prefix
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
singing voice; (sound of) singing
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?