the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
then; well; so; well then
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
have a good day; take care; see you
what do you want?; can I help you?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to ask; to enquire; to query
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding