telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
suffix for familiar person
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
all present; all concerned; all of us
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be able to manage somehow or another
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very