from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
sound of something floating or sinking in water
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to pass (of time); to elapse
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
consequence; outcome; result; blame
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in that way; thus; so; so?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
rather; better; instead; if anything
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
now; soon; already; yet; further; more