oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
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.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey