sound of the wind; voice of the wind
hello; good day; good afternoon
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately