branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
suffix for familiar person
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
programme; program; plans; arrangements
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
bento; Japanese box lunch
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
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as