one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
two times; twice; two degrees
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
vocal sound; tone of voice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in that way; thus; so; so?
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that