honorific/polite/humble prefix
study; diligence; discount; reduction
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
sphere; counter for balls
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
time; hour; period; class
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at once; immediately; right now
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?