myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
inside one's heart; in one's mind
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
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 go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
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
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water