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Japanese Versatility List

Conversation phrases: cuts

29 candidates didn’t make the list. Each has a reason, so you can ask for any of them back.

Within each group, the most frequent in TV dramas come first.

Less common (14)

Real everyday words, but said less often than the ones kept.

  • gokurousama ご苦労さまthanks for your trouble#1560Judged 2 of 5 for everyday use.
  • kono yarou この野郎you bastard#1593Judged 2 of 5 for everyday use.
  • yaa やあhi there#2078Judged 2 of 5 for everyday use.
  • ussu うっすhey (casual, male)#2248Judged 2 of 5 for everyday use.
  • baka yarou バカ野郎you idiot#2412Judged 2 of 5 for everyday use.
  • gobusata ご無沙汰long time no contact#2483Judged 2 of 5 for everyday use.
  • kouei 光栄an honour#2549Judged 2 of 5 for everyday use.
  • shikkari shiro しっかりしろpull yourself together#2754Judged 2 of 5 for everyday use.
  • sumanakatta すまなかったI'm sorry (rough, male)#2899Judged 2 of 5 for everyday use.
  • kono tabi この度on this occasion (formal)#3253Judged 2 of 5 for everyday use.
  • otsure お連れyour companion (polite)#3837Judged 2 of 5 for everyday use.
  • osawagase お騒がせsorry for the fuss#3964Judged 2 of 5 for everyday use.
  • kyoushuku 恐縮I'm much obliged (business)#4774Judged 2 of 5 for everyday use.
  • gomen kudasai ごめんくださいhello? anyone home?#4972Judged 2 of 5 for everyday use.

Dropped in writing or review (15)

A duplicate or not a real word on a closer look.

  • ikaga いかがhow (polite); how about#840The word inside いかがですか; that entry covers it and notes ikaga deshou ka and ikaga deshita ka.
  • kinchou 緊張nervous, tense#1107Duplicates 緊張する; the phrase entry covers it.
  • dou shitara ii どうしたらいいwhat should I do?#1424Duplicate of どうしたらいい？ (same phrase without the question mark).
  • goyukkuri ごゆっくりtake your time, enjoy#1875Duplicate of ごゆっくりどうぞ; the short form is mentioned in that entry's notes.
  • nanika atta no 何かあったのdid something happen?#2087Duplicate of 何かあった？ with the softening no; mentioned in that entry's notes.
  • onaka suku おなかすくget hungry#2781Dictionary form of お腹すいた; the phrase is said as onaka suita, and onaka suiteru? is covered in that entry's notes.
  • tadaima ただ今I'm home#3280Duplicate of ただいま (same phrase, kanji spelling).
  • nandemo nai なんでもないit's nothing#3461Duplicate of 何でもない (same phrase written in kana).
  • nantoka naru なんとかなるit'll work out#3997Duplicate of なんとかなるよ, the same phrase without yo.
  • itterasshai 行ってらっしゃいsee you, take care#4091Duplicate of いってらっしゃい (same phrase, kanji spelling).
  • dou demo ii どうでもwhatever, I don't care#4222Tokenizer fragment of どうでもいい, which is kept.
  • mou ii yo もういいよforget it / that's enough—Duplicate of もういい with sentence-final yo.
  • yasumi no hi wa nani shiteru no? 休みの日は何してるの？what do you do on your days off?—Duplicate of 休みの日は何してる？ (same question with an added no).
  • nee, kiita? ねえ、聞いた？hey, did you hear (about...)?—Duplicate of 聞いた？ with the filler ねえ in front; the 聞いた？ entry's example uses it.
  • are da yo, are あれだよ、あれyou know, that thing... (when the word won't come)—Duplicate of ほら、あれ: the same word-search filler built on are; noted and used in that entry's example.