of course; certainly; naturally
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
at that time; in those days
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
suffix for familiar person
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...