a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
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
opening game; (season) opener
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
reaction; response; reaction
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
second day of the month; two days
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything