where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
village headman; village mayor
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
just past noon; afternoon