yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
myself; yourself; I; me; you
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
our country; our land; one's own country
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
three; three years of age
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
ice house; ice room; cold room
great mountain; large mountain
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to