this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
story; tale; talk; discussion
trifling; trivial; slight
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
no!; no no!; no, not at all
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
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.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard; rough draft
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately