slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
such; this sort of; like this
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
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 go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily