sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
now; the present time; just now; another; more
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
kitchen; financial situation
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
foreign; abroad; overseas
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
nothing but; none other than
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
police; police officer; police station
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)