gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
research; study; investigation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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.
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
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
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...