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
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
difficult to ...; hard to ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
feeling; sense; impression
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards