excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
company; corporation; workplace
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
exchanging business cards
to be needed; to be wanted
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
ordinary citizen; the general public
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)