each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
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!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
now that; since; so long as; because
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger