this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hard (life); tough (world)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
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
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
item; article; dish; course; finest item
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance