people; men and women; each person; everybody
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
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 get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
exit; way out; outlet; vent
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(short) rest; breather; break
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a little bit; a little while
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
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
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
cough medicine; cough syrup; cough lozenge
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)