I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to go out and away; to leave
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend