what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
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.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
danger; peril; hazard; risk
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 cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
such ... as; or some such
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
of course; certainly; naturally
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever