dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
cabinet (of a government); ministry
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
public opinion poll; straw poll
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
decrease; reduction; decline
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
honorific/polite/humble prefix
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...