on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
welcome!; nice to see you!
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
welcome drink (e.g. free drink served to hotel guests upon arrival)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
adds force or indicates command
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)