ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
dot; point; tip; gratuity; a little; paltry
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
theatre-going; theater-going
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
then; well; so; well then
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back