older sister; lass; young lady
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
have a good day; take care; see you
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
suffix for familiar person
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
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
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
meaning; significance; sense
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement