hello; good day; good afternoon
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how; in what way; how about
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
two persons; two people; pair; couple
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
noted product; local specialty
river; stream; River; the ... river
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze