what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
so; to such an extent; such
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
newspaper reporter; print journalist
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, 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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
look!; there!; here!; that is
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...