hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
New Year's Eve; December 31
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
extended-play (record); EP; European plan; European Parliament
occupational therapist; OT; overtime; Old Testament
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to face; to go towards; to head towards