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心シン・こころHeart, mind; canonical heart component忄りっしんべんThe standing-heart component氵さんずいThe three-dot water component日ニチ・ひSun/day component水スイ・みずWater; canonical form of 氵ちょっと…ちょっとA soft no: the trailing ‘it’s a bit…’ is the answer大丈夫だいじょうぶI’m fine / it’s OK / no thanks: all-purpose reassuranceどういたしましてどういたしましてYou’re welcome, but rarer than de nadaどうぞ・どうもどうぞ・どうもどうぞ gives (go ahead, here you are); どうも receives (thanks)ごちそうさまでしたごちそうさまでしたSaid after a meal: thanks for the foodはじめましてはじめましてNice to meet you (first meeting)久しぶりひさしぶりIt's been a whileいただきますいただきますSaid before eatingいってきます・いってらっしゃいいってきます・いってらっしゃいSaid when leaving and by whoever stays behindけっこうですけっこうですNo thank you, or that’s fine: context decides気をつけてきをつけてTake care / be careful / safe tripもしもしもしもしHello on the phone (and only on the phone)なるほどなるほど‘I see, that makes sense’: I followed your reasoningお大事におだいじにGet well soon; said to someone ill or hurtお邪魔しますおじゃましますSaid when entering someone’s homeおめでとうございますおめでとうございますCongratulations, with the occasion placed before itお願いしますおねがいしますPlease (ordering or accepting); noun + お願いしますお先に失礼しますおさきにしつれいしますExcuse me for leaving first (work)お世話になっておりますおせわになっておりますBusiness greeting: thanks for your continued supportさようなら・じゃあねさようなら・じゃあねFormal or final goodbye vs the everyday see-you仕方がないしかたがないIt can't be helped失礼しますしつれいしますAnnounces that you enter, leave or interruptそうですねそうですねAgreement or ‘let me think’; not a yes to a questionすみませんすみませんSorry, excuse me and thank you in one wordただいまただいま・おかえりI'm home / Welcome backとんでもないですとんでもないですNot at all (modest reply to praise or thanks)よろしくお願いしますよろしくおねがいしますPlease treat me well / I'm counting on you～がある・いるがあります・いますThere is… (existence)～ばばIf… (hypothetical or logical condition)～ば～ほどば～ほどThe more…, the more…～せる・～させるしえきけいCausative: make or let someone do something～させられるしえきうけみBe made to do something against your will～中ちゅう・じゅうIn the middle of; within; all through, all overを・に・で・へを・に・で・へObject, target, place of action and direction particlesつ・人・本・枚・匹・冊・回・台つ・にん・ほん・まい・ひき・さつ・かい・だいCounting words: one thing, two people, three bottles…～だけ／～しかだけ／しかOnly, just; nothing but (しか needs a negative verb)～だろうだろうProbably…; I suppose… (conjecture)～でもでもEven …; any- (anyone, anything); … or something～でしょうでしょうProbably…; or …, right? (conjecture, agreement)～がほしいがほしいWant (a thing)～が・～けどが・けどBut; although (contrast, or a soft lead-in)～がする～がするA smell, sound, taste or feeling reaches youあげる・くれる・もらうあげる・くれる・もらうGiving and receiving from the speaker's viewpoint