long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
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
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
all present; all concerned; all of us
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
winter; winter season; winter moon
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
security firm; security company
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
to be too numerous; to be too much
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
religious organization; religious organisation
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
don't you think?; indicates question