(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
physical condition; state of health; shape
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
then; well; so; well then
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
modesty; humility; being humble
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work