to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
the other day; a few days ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
name; given name; first name
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
last position; previous job; predecessor
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
business; trade; operations; sales
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
change of job; change of occupation; career change
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow