don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war; battle; match; game; competition
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
all; entire; whole; altogether
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
nothing but; except; no more than
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
how; in what way; how about
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
after that; afterwards; thereafter
how; in what way; how about; questionable
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of