here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
suffix for familiar person
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
household search (conducted by the police)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to entrust; to leave to a person
all present; all concerned; all of us
to redeem (from sin); to save
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
in that way; thus; so; so?
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
from the beginning; from scratch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
modern; trendy; hip; in; up-to-date
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
place; situation; position; location
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)