at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
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
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
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.
compensating; making up for; supplementation
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to do for (the sake of someone else)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten