craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
suffix for familiar person
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to