work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
two persons; two people; pair; couple
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of