Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
recently; lately; these days
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
second day of the month; two days
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
by myself; in person; by oneself
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
please (give me); please (do for me)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
because of; owing to; due to
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)