alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thank you for your continued patronage
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nothing but; except; no more than
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that