and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
adds force or indicates command
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
master; teacher; stable master
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
will not do; do not; does not
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen