ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
how; in what way; how about
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dissection; autopsy; analysis
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
standing; reserve; always having ready
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough