no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(plain) hot water; boiled water
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; from; out of; except; but; more
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as