season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
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
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
living thing; living creature; animal; life
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to talk; to chat; to chatter
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis