(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to face; to go towards; to head towards
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
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.
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
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
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
grasp; catch; understanding
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...