congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
how; in what way; how about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
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.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
all present; all concerned; all of us
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
second; number two; runner-up
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
sorry; excuse me; thank you
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays