tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
in perfect form; going swimmingly
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
regret; repentance; remorse
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while