what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
tool; implement; means; furniture
after a long time; for the first time in a while
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
although I say; although one might say; although called
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
time; hour; period; class
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
one-by-one; separately; in detail