cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be silent; to say nothing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
trivial; not amounting to much
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
suffix for familiar person
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
second marriage; remarriage
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already