what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
how; in what way; how about
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.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
at; in; at; when; by; with; so