a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; period; class
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
adds force or indicates command
draw (in competition); tie game
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
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.
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
don't you think?; indicates question
I see; that's right; indeed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
don't worry about it; forget about it