-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
natto (fermented soybeans)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
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.
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indolence; laziness; sloth; idleness
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
how; in what way; how about
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise