I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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.
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
flight; desertion; escape
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
cool biz; Japanese Ministry of the Environment campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and companies to set their air conditioners to 28°C in the summer
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")