indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
nothing but; except; no more than
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
how can (one) do something
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
what time; (lit.) which hour
time; hour; period; class
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
little by little; bit by bit
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious