weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
schedule; program; calendar
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
don't you think?; indicates question
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
identification papers; ID
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution