hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
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 take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted