good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
specialization; specialisation
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
senior high school; high school
pupil; student; schoolchild
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage