right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
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.
student (esp. a university student)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
university town; college town
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to gather; to collect; to assemble
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
experiment; experimentation
town; city; municipal; urban
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount