attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
order; command; directions; instructions
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
something something; something or other
the five fingers; leading five; top five
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
no!; no no!; no, not at all
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
beginning; outset; first; onset
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
such; like that; that sort of; very
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)