to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
woman; female; feminine gender
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
police; police officer; police station
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
fortune-telling; divination
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
name; given name; first name
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least