is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
society; the world; the times
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be too numerous; to be too much
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
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
home area; home town; local
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
suffix for familiar person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
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.
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
understood; I see; OK; present; here
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
loveable; very likeable; like very much
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")