author; writer; novelist; artist
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; at the same time; same; identical
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
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
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square