first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
best regards; please take care of; please do
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
adds force or indicates command
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
sorry; excuse me; thank you
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence