elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
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.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
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.
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I see; that's right; indeed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
life; living; I; me; student
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.