selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
how; in what way; how about
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!