please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how long; how far; how much
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
movie; film; motion picture
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor