yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be surprised; to be astonished
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
company; corporation; workplace
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
safety department; security department
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
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.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)