ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
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
now; the present time; just now; another; more
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
independence; self-reliance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
business; trade; operations; sales
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)