great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
older sister; lass; young lady
honorific/polite/humble prefix
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?