eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
just one person; only one
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
only; merely; but; no more than
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to watch over; to watch attentively
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very