time; hour; period; class
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
woman; lady; adult female
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
offender; criminal; culprit
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to get distracted; to jump off the track
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs