something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to keep (a person) waiting
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in that way; thus; so; so?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
convenient; handy; useful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...