please (give me); please (do for me)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
action committee; executive committee
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
near oneself; close to one; familiar
so; like this; in this way
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
rather; better; instead; if anything
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled