nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
sorry; excuse me; thank you
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
southern part; the south (of a region)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to be helpful; to be useful
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish