regret; repentance; remorse
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
contract; compact; agreement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
such; this sort of; like this
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...