is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Japanese person; Japanese people
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
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
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
home area; home town; local
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
adds force or indicates command
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case