this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
scene; spectacle; sight; view
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
almost; roughly; approximately
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
to have a talk; to tell a story
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
guess; conjecture; surmise
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?