today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yeah; you're right; that's right
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
considerably; greatly; a lot
wide turn; detour; the long way around
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for