hello; good day; good afternoon
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
please (give me); please (do for me)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
passenger; rider; good rider
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!