until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to telephone; to make a phone call
clear; precise; definite; distinct
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
now; the present time; just now; another; more
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
honorific/polite/humble prefix
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)