it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
how; in what way; how about
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all