look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to become better; to improve
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
tension; mental strain; nervousness
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...