than; from; out of; except; but; more
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
place where one works; construction site; working area
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
very popular; highly favoured
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work