seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
it's no joke; gimme a break!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
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
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
while; during; while; although; all; both
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to face; to go towards; to head towards
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back