rather than; more ... than ...
perfect; complete; flawless
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
long ago; a long time ago; already
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
morning training (e.g. before school)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
is that so?; I see; right; oh
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
suffix for familiar person