narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
almost every day; almost daily
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
difficult to ...; hard to ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
in one's own way or style
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't you think?; indicates question
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to ask; to enquire; to query
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
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen