a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
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
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
had better ...; had better not ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?