yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
company president; manager; director
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)