a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
adds force or indicates command
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
all; entire; whole; altogether
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence