after all; because; but; even; too; as well
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
myself; yourself; I; me; you
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience