wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
how; in what way; how about
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
so; like this; in this way
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity