now; soon; already; yet; further; more
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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.)
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
field; plain; prairie; moor
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that's true; of course; obviously
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
trivial; not amounting to much