it's no joke; gimme a break!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
of course; certainly; naturally
as (for); for; in the capacity of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
conference room; council room
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
about; concerning; related to; -ish
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon