you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
almost; roughly; approximately
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
serious; not joking; straight
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
as you see; as you can see
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
in comparison to; rather than
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago