entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
beautiful tree; tree producing beautiful flowers
hello; good day; good afternoon
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
your husband; her husband
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
noon; midday; daytime; lunch