to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
please (give me); please (do for me)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
question; inquiry; enquiry
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on