look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
troupe; theatrical company
student (esp. a university student)
person of culture; cultured person
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for