(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
lost article; something forgotten
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in that way; thus; so; so?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
beforehand; in advance; previously
all; entire; whole; altogether
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
note (letter) left behind; will
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
review (of learned material); revision
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
study; diligence; discount; reduction
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
flour; meal; powder; dust
suffix for familiar person
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question