to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
section manager; section chief
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
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.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
counter for books; volume
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?