be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
please (give me); please (do for me)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
student guidance; student counseling
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)