be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
loveable; very likeable; like very much
a married woman's paramour; lover
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
company president; manager; director
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
second (unit of time); arc second
within; inside of; less than
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
adds force or indicates command
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)