I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
serious; severe; grave; acute
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to shout (in anger); to yell
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
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?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
all; entire; whole; altogether
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable