indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
sorry; excuse me; thank you
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
hello; good day; good afternoon
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
I see; that's right; indeed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)