indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
though; even if; whether ... or ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue