please; somehow or other; one way or another
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
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
one day; (on) a certain day
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(right at the) side; just beside
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen