impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
feeling; sense; impression
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how