test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
decoration; ornamental item
to be transparent; to show through
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to behave well (of a child)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
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 hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow