thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
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
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
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.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use