slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be needed; to be wanted
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
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.
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation