today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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
name; given name; first name
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?