today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
number one; first; best; most; game; round
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
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
company; corporation; workplace
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
letter of resignation; request for retirement
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
adds force or indicates command