young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
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
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
offender; criminal; culprit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to look forward to something
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
attending (upon); keeping another company
long ago; once upon a time
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)