spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo