town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
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
people; men and women; each person; everybody
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
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 put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to face; to go towards; to head towards
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to