a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
Japan's best; number one in Japan
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible