light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
adds force or indicates command
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
you (plural); all of you; you all
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin