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
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
adds force or indicates command
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
lost article; something forgotten
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to have a talk; to tell a story
time; hour; period; class
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
now; the present time; just now; another; more
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how