indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
finding employment; getting a job
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
how many years; how long; what year
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to grow up; to become an adult
to talk (someone) down; to argue (someone) into silence
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about; questionable