this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
older brother; elder brother
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
failure; mistake; blunder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to encamp; to take up positions
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
survival; survivor; relic
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted