door (Western-style, car, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
hey there; I say; see here
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
how long; how far; how much
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need