to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
duty; function; office; mission; task
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
consequence; outcome; result; blame
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
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
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
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
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
at least; at most; (even) just
single word; a few words; brief comment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; by what means
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very