what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
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?
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
adds force or indicates command
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)