indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
audience; spectator; spectators
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
helping hand; help; support; aid
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
uninteresting; boring; not amusing; not fun
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
anything and everything; just about everything
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
Matsumoto Reiji (1938.1-)