good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
alone; by oneself; on one's own
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
time; hour; period; class
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 forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
group; party; team; squad; section
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
squad leader; group leader; team leader
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
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
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper