university town; college town
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
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
in that way; thus; so; so?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago