right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
as far as the eye can see
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
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.
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be dead; to be lifeless
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
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)