to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
office hours; business hours; working hours
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
alone; by oneself; on one's own
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
festival; feast; carnival
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
three days and three nights
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
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
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)