to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)