senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
really; truly; indeed; good grief
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
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 undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
interruption; suspension; break
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to kill; to beat to death
way (of doing); manner; method
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...