to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
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
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ding-dong (of a doorbell, intercom, etc.); doorbell; intercom; ding ding ding!; correct!
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
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
(police) detective; criminal matter
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
(official) audience; interview; reception; meeting with one's lawyer (while detained or imprisoned)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand