today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
have a good day; take care; see you
honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
story; tale; talk; discussion
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
such; like that; that sort of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning