to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
husband and wife; married couple
showing one's face in public; facing another person
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
such; like that; that sort of; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
please (give me); please (do for me)
note (letter) left behind; will
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed