yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
calamity; misfortune; disaster
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
time; hour; period; class
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
in that way; thus; so; so?