is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force or indicates command
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
last night; yesterday evening
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
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 say; to be called; to do
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imagination; supposition; guess
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also