what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
journal; magazine; periodical
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
working in the fields; working on a farm
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.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to take; to catch; to capture
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
how; in what way; how about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
whenever you want; any time you like
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course