here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
older sister; lass; young lady
private tutor; coach; governess
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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.
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.)
regret; repentance; remorse
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
always; all the time; never; usual; regular