so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
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.)