suffix for familiar person
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a 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 operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart