sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
sorry; excuse me; thank you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix