pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
innocence; being not guilty
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
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
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
discovery; detection; finding
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that