only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
now; the present time; just now; another; more
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
treasure house; storage for valuable property
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to face; to go towards; to head towards
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...