a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
father; dad; husband; you; he
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
production (e.g. play); direction
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
all present; all concerned; all of us
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
clearing one's throat; cough
how; in what way; how about
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
in that way; thus; so; so?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...