indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
third day of the month; three days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(police) detective; criminal matter
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that