yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
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
by means of; due to; because of; according to
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
complete change; about-face
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
striking; remarkable; considerable
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
enterprise; business; company; corporation
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
people; men and women; each person; everybody
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
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.
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
change in appearance; transformation
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
coincident with; while; simultaneously
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to bring; to take; to bring about