be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
how; in what way; how about
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run