blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
how long; how far; how much
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN