this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
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.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
go on!; right!; here goes!
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
clear weather after a typhoon has passed
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
last night; yesterday evening