tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
in that way; thus; so; so?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
just because; even if; even though
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
not worth considering; out of the question
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
please (give me); please (do for me)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly