to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
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
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
how; in what way; how about
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.)