look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
dressing room; fitting room
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top