what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
knowing; (an) acquaintance
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
since then; from that time; ever since
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance