this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
otherwise; if not; or else
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to