myself; yourself; I; me; you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
promotion bureau; development office; subprefectural office (in Hokkaido)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)