to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
now; the present time; just now; another; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
how; in what way; how about
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
orphanage; children's home; foster home
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in that way; thus; so; so?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
store; shop; establishment; restaurant