happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
owner (esp. of a business)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
president (of a society); chairman
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known