ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
not caring; not giving a damn
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
dietitian; (licensed) nutritionist
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
story; tale; talk; discussion
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
beginning; outset; first; onset