what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
hey there; I say; see here
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to be surprised; to be astonished
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...