myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
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.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
than; from; out of; except; but; more
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
Watanabe Shin'ichirō (1934-)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?