to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
suffix for familiar person
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(overnight) stay; lodging
national holiday; public holiday
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy