scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
every place; various places
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to search for; to seek for; to look for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of