to have one's predictions turn out exactly right; to have a speculation turn out well
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
smoothly; easily; readily
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
senior high school; high school
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
suffix for familiar person
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
first part (of a book, film, etc.); first volume; prequel
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to raise one's voice; to shout