as usual; as is one's habit
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
Giants (baseball team); Giant (novel, film)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
secretary (government); director; chief
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
don't you think?; indicates question
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
plural; multiple; several
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
southpaw; left-handed person
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid