to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
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
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
body; group; party; company; troupe
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
educational institution; school; academy; campus
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
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...