mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
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 resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. 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, ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
adds force or indicates command
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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; and then
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
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
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
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
first part; first volume; prequel
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate