lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
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
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
adds force or indicates command
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
adviser; advisor; consultant
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
purchasing plan; acquisition plan
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...