to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
arrest; apprehension; capture
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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
the real criminal; true culprit
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah