immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
summer festival; summer matsuri
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
special training; intensive training; crash course
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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.)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
sorry; excuse me; thank you
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
hello; good day; good afternoon
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
perfect; complete; flawless
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
matter of time; question of time
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh