president (of a society); chairman
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
adviser; advisor; consultant
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
after that; afterwards; thereafter
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
solitaire (game); patience
suffix for familiar person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah