honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
please (give me); please (do for me)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
both (people); the two of them
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)