hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
of course; certainly; naturally
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
nothing but; except; no more than
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
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
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
now; the present time; just now; another; more
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
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 try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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