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; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
molester; groper; masher; pervert
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
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
cool biz; cool business; business casual (Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and for companies to set their air conditioners to 28C, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
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 ...
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)