Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
stealthily; secretly; in secret
as soon as possible; ASAP
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
shoji (paper sliding door)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober