Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
after that; afterwards; thereafter
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy