ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically