to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
quiz; short test; mini test
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
how; in what way; how about
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.)
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as