bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
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.
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
please (give me); please (do for me)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be found; to be discovered
then; and (then); in that case; if so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
then; well; so; well then
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)