to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
Japanese person; Japanese people
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
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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 behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl