just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
blending of Japanese and Western styles
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
memories; recollections; reminiscence
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to go out and away; to leave
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to