ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
stairs; stairway; staircase
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 descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
dining; dining room; meal
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
such; like that; that sort of; very
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
female university student
changing clothes; change of clothes
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
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
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do