dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
from the beginning; from scratch
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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
consequence; outcome; result; blame
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
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.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
now; the present time; just now; another; more
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
corridor; hallway; passageway
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
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 mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant