playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
reality; actuality; hard fact
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the other day; lately; recently
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother