sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
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
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
store interior; inside of a shop
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
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.
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into