indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
stir-fry; stir-fried food
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
alone; by oneself; on one's own
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood