how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
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 stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
suffix for familiar person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
again; once more; a second time
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
contract; compact; agreement
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe