sorry; excuse me; thank you
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to pick up; to find; to gather
to talk; to chat; to chatter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
have a good day; take care; see you
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such