previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
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
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful