safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
Shiraishi Chiyo (1987.5.6-)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time