ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
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
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
scene; sight; scenario; setting
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 miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
club activities; extracurricular activities
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in that way; thus; so; so?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
rice plant (Oryza sativa)