occurrence; happening; incident; event
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
maternity leave; paternity leave
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be worried; to be troubled
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
please (give me); please (do for me)
what kind of; what sort of; what
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
participation; joining; entry