to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
than; from; out of; except; but; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
(police) detective; criminal matter
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be surprised; to be astonished
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to feel; to sense; to experience
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!