Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
than; from; out of; except; but; more
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work