here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
stairs; stairway; staircase
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
devil; evil spirit; genie
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
telecommunications; correspondence
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
that's the way it is; such is life
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
one's house; one's home; one's family
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?