near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
and then; and so; and; so then
credit; credit sale; selling on a (monthly) installment plan (instalment); credit card; credit titles (of a film, TV show, etc.); credits; (giving) credits (to the creator, copyright holder, etc.)
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
feeling; sense; impression
best regards; please take care of; please do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
such; like that; that sort of
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint