year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
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 smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
about this time; about now
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
sorry; excuse me; thank you
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
suffix for familiar person
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see