here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.
in that way; thus; so; so?
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
should; must; -able; probably; likely
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
shellfish; seashell; shell
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment