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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
control; management (e.g. of a business)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
group; party; team; squad; section
cooperation; coordination; link
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
progress; being under way
how; in what way; how about
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of