this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
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
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
club activities; extracurricular activities
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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.
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 subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to strip and leave clothes lying around
to face; to go towards; to head towards
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of