to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
evening meal; dinner; supper
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
pupil; student; schoolchild
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
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
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you