hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
welcome!; nice to see you!
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
right in the middle (of); midst; height
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
young girl; lass; adolescent female
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but