indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
person concerned; interested party; related party
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
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
almost; roughly; approximately
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
older sister; lass; young lady
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs