what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
match; game; bout; contest
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
within; inside of; less than
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
story; tale; talk; discussion
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
why; how; for what reason