depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
older sister; lass; young lady
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
had better ...; had better not ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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.
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very