tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to relax; to feel at home
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
how; in what way; how about
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
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
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened