hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to dye; to colour; to color
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
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
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
now; the present time; just now; another; more