one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
society; the world; the times
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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.)
while; during (the time when)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
one's best interests; one's own good
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
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
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
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 line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for