phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
tension; mental strain; nervousness
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to move (house); to change residence
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
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?
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
such; this sort of; like this
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery