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.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to apologize; to apologise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
changing clothes; change of clothes
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.
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
please (give me); please (do for me)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
last night; yesterday evening