person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to pass (of time); to elapse
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be helpful; to be useful
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
one thin flat object; one sheet
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
logo; Logo (programming language)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
all; entire; whole; altogether
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly