small quantity; little; little while; short distance
time; hour; period; class
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
please (give me); please (do for me)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
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
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)