near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(some) more; even more; longer; further
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in comparison to; rather than
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
family; members of a family
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
tension; mental strain; nervousness
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
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