fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
notice; attention; observation
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
life; living; I; me; student
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
just one person; only one
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
educational institution; school; academy; campus
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof