Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
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.)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
story; tale; talk; discussion
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for