hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
older brother; elder brother
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
study; diligence; discount; reduction
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
society regulations; club regulations; constitution
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur