chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
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
pupil; student; schoolchild
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
elegance; taste; refinement
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
suffix for familiar person
time; hour; period; class
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to feel like; to feel inclined to do