nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
another time; some other time
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon