today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
one's first campaign; one's first battle
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah