slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to look forward to something
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.