excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
previous engagement; prior contract
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
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
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.
time; hour; period; class
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
last week; the week before
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
serious; not joking; straight
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not