senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
please (give me); please (do for me)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
how many people; a number of people
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
in that way; thus; so; so?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way