ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
of course; certainly; naturally
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
(event) planner; (event, meeting) organizer; producer
absence; disregard; indifference
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless