lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
suffix for familiar person
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
generating cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood); mutual generation
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal