yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
honorific/polite/humble prefix
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that