until now; so far; up to the present
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
pride; boast; credit (to)
how; in what way; how about
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
you (plural); all of you; you all
atelier; studio; workshop
honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
sorry; excuse me; thank you
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to be surprised; to be astonished
beyond this point; from now on; after this
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
number one; first; best; most; game; round
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
well then ...; in that situation; in which case