nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
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.
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
somewhere; in some respects; in some way