to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
just one person; only one
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
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)
please (give me); please (do for me)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
name; given name; first name
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning