this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
how long; how far; how much
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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.
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
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
how; in what way; how about
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...