thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
understood; I see; OK; present; here
hello; good day; good afternoon
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
single word; a few words; brief comment
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
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
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
moa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage