man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to steal; to rob; to take away
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
reparation; indemnity; compensation; reimbursement
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
few decades; many decades; several decades
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm