but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
than; from; out of; except; but; more
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
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 ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
adds force or indicates command
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
88 years old; (arch.) rice
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
how; in what way; how about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to face; to go towards; to head towards
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...