excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
meaning; significance; sense
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
name; given name; first name
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
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
no!; no no!; no, not at all
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be silent; to say nothing
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)