this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
article; news story; report; account
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
nothing but; except; no more than
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
time; hour; period; class
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
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.
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to become jammed (of a printer, gun, etc.); to jam; to hold a jam session
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
honorific/polite/humble prefix
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
existence; being; presence
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
how much; how many; to what extent
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike