yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
suffix for familiar person
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
really; truly; indeed; good grief
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
police; police officer; police station
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
section manager; section chief
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
(work) performance evaluation; performance review; efficiency rating
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that