what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
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?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
suffix for familiar person
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
just right (time, size, length, etc.)