to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
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
company president; manager; director
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
enterprise; business; company; corporation
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
special investigation department
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
(police) detective; criminal matter
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
(some) more; even more; longer; further
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)