to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
suffix for familiar person
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
extremely; very; really; super; so
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
practice; practising; training; study
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
honorific/polite/humble prefix
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
then; well; so; well then
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who