abrupt; sudden; unexpected
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
how; in what way; how about
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons