today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
business trip; official trip
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
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
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
society regulations; club regulations; constitution
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
older sister; lass; young lady
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
suffix for familiar person
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become