fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force or indicates command
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
programme; program; plans; arrangements
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(religious) faith; belief; creed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
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.
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
existence; possession; having; limited company
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder