thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
preface; introduction; preamble
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
sales; selling; marketing
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very