ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth