latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
then; well; so; well then
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
shopping; purchased goods
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
percent; per cent; percentage
unrequited love; one-sided love
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
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.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that