how many nights; some nights; several nights; a number of nights
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
such; like that; that sort of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
how; in what way; how about
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
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.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
honorific/polite/humble prefix