to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
suffix for familiar person
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
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
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
honorific/polite/humble prefix
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!