this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
considerably; greatly; a lot
to pass (of time); to elapse
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
early (days); initial stage; initial
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
ex-husband; former husband