ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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.
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
now; the present time; just now; another; more
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist