to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
the other day; a few days ago
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
alone; by oneself; on one's own
middle of the night; dead of night
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
honorific/polite/humble prefix
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)