hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
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
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
first meeting; first interview with
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...