hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
how; in what way; how about
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
adds force or indicates command
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
considerably; fairly; quite
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly