I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many