cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
what name (esp. of a young female)
occasional; infrequent; rare
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what kind of; what sort of; what
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
sorry; excuse me; thank you
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
beloved child; dear child
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
on duty; at work; while working
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
time; hour; period; class