indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement