unknown; obscure; insignificant
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
name; given name; first name
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
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...