-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ancient Shinto music and dancing
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
occasional; infrequent; rare
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to miss a chance; to fail to do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
no vacancy; full occupancy
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
God; god; ace; king; superior person
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?