here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
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
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
honorific/polite/humble prefix
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
suffix for familiar person
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together; at the same time; same; identical
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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 give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
all; entire; whole; altogether
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
police; police officer; police station
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid