to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that's the way it is; such is life
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sorry; excuse me; thank you
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
had better ...; had better not ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
such; this sort of; like this
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
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)
clearing one's throat; cough
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!