traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
air of seniority; patronizing attitude
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
honorific/polite/humble prefix
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
reopening; resumption; restarting
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
at that time; in those days
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
life; living; I; me; student