single word; a few words; brief comment
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
in that way; thus; so; so?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
all present; all concerned; all of us
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
telephone call; telephone (device)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all