yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
suffix for familiar person
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
in that way; thus; so; so?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
how; in what way; how about
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe