to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
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
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before