gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be helpful; to be useful
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
understood; I see; OK; present; here
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(some) more; even more; longer; further
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
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
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
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
secret base; hideout; hidden position
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!