where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(unusually) dry rainy season
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm