phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
time; hour; period; class
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
suffix for familiar person
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
shopping; purchased goods
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
bento; Japanese box lunch
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no