phew;  whew;  huff;  whoo;  wohoo
 sleepy;  drowsy;  somnolent
 suffix for familiar person
 thanks (for coming, helping, etc.);  glad you could make it;  tiredness;  fatigue
 evening;  last night;  yesterday evening
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 party;  banquet;  reception;  feast;  dinner
 being in charge (of an area of responsibility);  being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
 from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity);  since;  from (originator);  by;  because;  since;  out of (constituent, part)
 don't;  do;  hey;  listen;  now, ...;  well, ...
 waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant);  hostess
 room;  chamber;  apartment;  flat;  stable
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 tea (usu. green);  tea break (at work);  tea ceremony
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 cake served with tea;  teacake
 indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 hey;  you;  hey;  hey;  hold on;  yo
 small quantity;  little;  little while;  short distance
 holiday;  day off;  sleep;  rest;  Good night
 to become;  to get;  to result in;  to turn out;  to consist of;  to be composed of;  to be completed
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 ah!;  oh!;  yes;  indeed;  aah;  gah
 yes;  indeed;  ha!;  what?;  huh?;  sigh
 this;  this one;  this person;  now;  this point (in time);  here;  used to stress the subject of a sentence
 indicates a question;  or;  whether or not;  some- (e.g. something, someone);  hmm;  huh;  very
(arch.)  southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.)  South-East Asia; (arch.)  Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies);  exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style);  (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm);  nanban;  dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
 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
 confectionery;  sweets;  candy;  cake
 don't you think?;  indicates question
 a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
 pharmacy;  drugstore;  chemist's (shop);  pharmacist;  druggist;  chemist
 master (of a house, shop, etc.);  husband;  sir;  boss;  patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess;  sugar daddy
 body;  torso;  trunk;  build;  physique;  health
 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 do;  to carry out;  to cause to become;  to make (into);  to serve as;  to act as;  to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
 medicine;  pharmaceuticals;  efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.);  (pottery) glaze;  (illegal) drug;  narcotic
 thanks to ...;  owing to ...;  because of ...
 to be saved;  to be rescued;  to escape harm;  to be spared damage;  to be helped;  to be saved trouble
 no!;  no no!;  no, not at all
 how much;  something over;  and something;  however (much);  no matter how
 old friend;  familiar face
 though;  although;  be that as it may;  nonetheless