great depth; bottomless; great height
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
sorry; excuse me; thank you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
reception room; parlor; parlour
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
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
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
study; diligence; discount; reduction
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
student (esp. a university student)