immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
spider's thread; spider silk
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
number one; first; best; most; game; round
then; well; so; well then
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh