yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to change (one's clothes)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow