I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
and then; and so; and; so then
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
you (plural); all of you; you all
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
story; tale; talk; discussion
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
pot; (volcanic) crater; buttocks; gay man; queer; faggot