safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
than; from; out of; except; but; more
present; gift; to give a present or gift
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
how; in what way; how about
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
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.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in that way; thus; so; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding