indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
shopping; purchased goods
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance