serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
young girl; lass; adolescent female
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre