oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
ago; since; before; previous
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...