easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
until now; so far; up to the present
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
cooking; food preparation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
instant; moment; for an instant
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)