salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
feeling; sense; impression
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
at once; immediately; right now
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
please (give me); please (do for me)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
suffix for familiar person
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
cram school; private tutoring school; juku