truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
leisure time; idle moment
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
understood; I see; OK; present; here
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in that way; thus; so; so?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
suffix for familiar person
storage room; storeroom; lumber room