to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ice cream soda; icecream soda
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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.
(not) even once; (not) ever
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
adds force or indicates command
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
honorific/polite/humble prefix
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest