company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to pass (of time); to elapse
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
tuna donburi; bowl of rice topped with tuna
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker