indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to talk; to chat; to chatter
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
soba in hot broth, topped with a salty-sweet dried herring
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean