yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
no, not like that (but like this)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
suffix for familiar person