wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
in that way; thus; so; so?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
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.
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal