to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
participation; joining; entry; adherence
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sorry; excuse me; thank you
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
look!; there!; here!; that is
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
beginning; outset; first; onset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)