today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
business trip; official trip
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
evening meal; dinner; supper
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
society regulations; club regulations; constitution
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
older sister; lass; young lady
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
suffix for familiar person
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(someone else's) parents; both parents
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become