love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
genius; prodigy; natural gift
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae