here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
hello; good day; good afternoon
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
honorific/polite/humble prefix
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(police) detective; criminal matter
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
in that way; thus; so; so?
possessed of a strong sense of duty
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)