today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
well-known store; famous shop
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
time; hour; period; class
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
how; in what way; how about
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing