right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show