this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
illumination; decorative lighting
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
really; truly; indeed; good grief
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
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.