hello; good day; good afternoon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
don't you think?; indicates question
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
too (much); overly; excessively
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question