this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be conspicuous; to stand out
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
when it becomes; when it comes to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to take a picture; to take a photo
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
by myself; in person; by oneself
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)