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
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in that way; thus; so; so?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock