switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
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
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
had better ...; had better not ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very