human being; human; person; character (of a person)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to serve; to work for; to attend
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.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
greeting; a fine thing to say
to say; to tell; to state; to do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to have the privilege of doing