here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
uninhabited island; desert island
picking; collecting; harvesting
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you