here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
such; like that; that sort of; very
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
suffix for familiar person
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to be needed; to be wanted
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
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.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!