slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
two persons; two people; pair; couple
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
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
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately