now; the present time; just now; another; more
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
very popular; highly favoured
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
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.
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise