one's original family name; maiden name
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial