(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except