Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
name; given name; first name
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few