to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
in that way; thus; so; so?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
how; in what way; how about
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial