nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one's house; one's home; one's family
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)
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
suffix for familiar person
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
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; even if; 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
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to pass (of time); to elapse
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
last week; the week before
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience