to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
because of; owing to; due to
how; in what way; how about
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
eighth month of the lunar calendar
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bento; Japanese box lunch
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she