may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
Western civilization; Western civilisation
thick makeup; heavy makeup
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
how; in what way; how about
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
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
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
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar