to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
materials; data; document
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
business; trade; operations; sales
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
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.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good