to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
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
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic