terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; the present time; just now; another; more
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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 compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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