hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to increase; to add to; to augment
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
no, not like that (but like this)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
high grade; special grade; classy
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances