hello; good day; good afternoon
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
don't you think?; indicates question
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
whistle (sound made with the lips)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
suffix for familiar person
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
after school (at the end of the day)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily