hello; good day; good afternoon
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Royal Host (restaurant chain) (abbr)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
home delivery (of food); outside catering
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
one thin flat object; one sheet
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence