to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
genius; prodigy; natural gift
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
in succession; one by one