look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how long; how far; how much
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
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
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(some) more; even more; longer; further
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
for example; for instance; e.g.
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
natto (fermented soybeans)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
almost; roughly; approximately
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts