to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
so; like this; in this way
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
step; stride; counter for steps
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
poo; poop; doo-doo; caca; whoopsie
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
fourth day of the month; four days