yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
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
half and half; fifty-fifty
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
by myself; in person; by oneself
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
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.
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)