hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
while; during; while; although; all; both
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
I see; that's right; indeed
passing the winter; hibernation
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
chopping board; cutting board
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be needed; to be wanted
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless