right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
all; entire; whole; altogether
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
water's edge; beach; shore
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
business world; business circles; (the) industry
largest company; industry leader
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
job hunting; job searching
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
in that way; thus; so; so?