everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
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.
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
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
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in that way; thus; so; so?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)