Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
bento; Japanese box lunch
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
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
evening; last night; yesterday evening
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
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.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
woman; female; feminine gender
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be needed; to be wanted
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...