cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
what do you want?; can I help you?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
determination; resolution
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
(some) more; even more; longer; further
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm