what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
what do you want?; can I help you?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
notice; attention; observation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
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
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
serious; not joking; straight
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for