yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
job hunting; job searching
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
club activities; extracurricular activities
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, 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
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
business trip; official trip
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
(period of) low stock prices; falling stock prices
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo