perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
story; tale; talk; discussion
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
I see; that's right; indeed
how; in what way; by what means
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
for example; for instance; e.g.
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
end; close; conclusion; termination
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit