indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
now; the present time; just now; another; more
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
suffix for familiar person
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
as (for); for; in the capacity of
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
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 a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you