thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
counter for choices, options, etc.
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
something; some kind of; for some reason
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
evening meal; dinner; supper
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run down (stairs, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
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.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix