phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
the way back; the way home; return trip
time; hour; period; class
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she