hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite