magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
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
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
please (give me); please (do for me)
I see; that's right; indeed
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!