creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what kind of; what sort of; what
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation