average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be surprised; to be astonished
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
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.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
how; in what way; how about
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...