serious; not joking; straight
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
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
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")