yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
hello; good day; good afternoon
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to happen to pass by; to pass by
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
now; the present time; just now; another; more
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
while studying; presently studying
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
one's post; place of work; workplace
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly