and; thereupon; because of that
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be forward; to be impertinent
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
moderate; proper; just right
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof