yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
so; like this; in this way
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
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
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
honorific/polite/humble prefix
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext