where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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
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
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
you said; he said; if ... then; 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; bush; wood; timber
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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 Shinto shrine
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
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; my, my
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 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 one's arrival); invitation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see