you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
household; home; family; housekeeping
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
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
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
centre of attention; center of attention
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
notice; attention; observation
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
content-free chat; idle gossip
topic of discussion; agenda
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.