and yet; though; when; in spite of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
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
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
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
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to get hungry; to become hungry
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
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for