precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
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
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
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
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
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.
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
illegitimate child; secret love child
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)