-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
had better ...; had better not ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
now; the present time; just now; another; more
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect