today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
transfer student; student changing schools
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
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.
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
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
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!