yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
bento; Japanese box lunch
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
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.
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to face; to go towards; to head towards
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
even though; despite; when
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
some people; a few people; several people
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)