hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
now; the present time; just now; another; more
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of