to speak; to say; to vocalize
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
with a start; with a jump
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to say; to be called; to do
manners; behavior; behaviour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what kind of business; what sort of matter
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
about; on; regarding; per; for every
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to understand; to make out
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance