only; merely; but; no more than
single word; a few words; brief comment
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
photo in which its subject looks much more attractive than their usual self
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
understood; I see; OK; present; here
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
company president; manager; director
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)