to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
how many people; a number of people
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
such; like that; that sort of; very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
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.
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
how; in what way; how about
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
time; hour; period; class
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after