always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood