safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
memory; sense; experience
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
name; given name; first name
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to recall; to remember; to recollect
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
suffix for familiar person
the other day; a few days ago
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently