preference; priority; precedence; right of way
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
feeling; sense; impression
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
hello; good day; good afternoon