I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
such; like that; that sort of; very
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
honorific/polite/humble prefix
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
instant; moment; for an instant
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
all; entire; whole; altogether
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight