recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
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
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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
honorific/polite/humble prefix
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
please (give me); please (do for me)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)