ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
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
to shake; to sway; to waver
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
time; hour; period; class
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible