immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
of course; certainly; naturally
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to redeem (from sin); to save
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
genuine article; real thing; real deal
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?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing