to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
the same night; that night
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
enterprise; business; company; corporation
secrecy; highly classified information
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to have a talk; to tell a story
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
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
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)