is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
troupe; theatrical company
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
actor; actress; player; performer
relatively; comparatively
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
all; entire; whole; altogether
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...