to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
serious; not joking; straight
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
honorific/polite/humble prefix
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
how; in what way; how about
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
so; like this; in this way
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship