sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
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.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
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
abdomen; stomach; under parts
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
now; the present time; just now; another; more
face with no make-up; sobriety
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding