chair; stool; post; office; position
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
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
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
form; shape; figure; visage
reception room; parlor; parlour
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
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
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
considerably; fairly; quite
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix