to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
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
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
no!; no no!; no, not at all
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
in comparison to; rather than
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
suffix for familiar person
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
north entrance; north exit
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)