sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to collect; to assemble; to gather
understood; I see; OK; present; here
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
marking; grading; scoring
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
useless; no good; hopeless
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
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.
such a thing; something like that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing