clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
while; during; while; although; all; both
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
great difference; major mistake
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
form; shape; figure; visage
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
adds force or indicates command
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement