slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
going around; patrol; round; tour
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
newly appointed; inaugural
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
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
control; management; supervision
government service; the bureaucracy
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
supreme; sublime; highest
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker