to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
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
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
student (esp. a university student)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
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.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
otherwise; if not; or else
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business