to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
serious; not joking; straight
twice; again; second time
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be erected; to be built
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
I see; that's right; indeed
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in the meanwhile; during the time
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
settlement; permanent residency
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays