as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
array; muster; line-up; full force
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
beginning; outset; first; onset
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
delicious; appetizing; appetising
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
suffix for familiar person
after that; afterwards; thereafter
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
reconciliation; make peace with
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
not limited to; not just ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little