ordinary person; untitled individual
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
relatively; comparatively
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
left side; left-hand side
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
honorific/polite/humble prefix
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
when it becomes; when it comes to
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few