indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
support group; fan club; (election) committee
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
honorific/polite/humble prefix
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
river; stream; River; the ... river
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
real estate agent; realtor
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
then; well; so; well then
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...