as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
wish; desire; ambition; choice
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
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
by myself; in person; by oneself
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
gas-filled (lamp, tube, counter, etc.); carbonated water
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays