year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
police; police officer; police station
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
revision; amendment; alteration
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
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
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
police officer; policeman; policewoman
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
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 perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to face; to go towards; to head towards
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to pick up; to find; to gather
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)