that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
after school (at the end of the day)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
old-fashioned boys' hairstyle; Meiji period women's hairstyle; type of dance in kabuki; knots in colour of four cardinal points hanging from the roof above the ring (color); constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sunlight filtering through trees
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
suffix for familiar person
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call