right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to have a talk; to tell a story
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
how; in what way; how about
to subsist; to keep on living
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
don't you think?; indicates question
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
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
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
people; men and women; each person; everybody