I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
father; dad; husband; you; he
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
finding employment; getting a job
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
sorry; excuse me; thank you
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
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.
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
just a minute; small quantity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
together; at the same time; same; identical
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do