senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
tool; implement; means; furniture
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
suffix for familiar person
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
wish; desire; ambition; choice
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
genuine article; real thing; real deal
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)