to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
never mind!; don't worry about it
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
forward (position); attacker; forwarding (an email); forward (contract)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
grandfather; male senior-citizen
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust