today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
suffix for familiar person
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
together; at the same time; same; identical