yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
strength; power; proficiency; ability
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
fortune-telling; divination
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
carving; engraving; sculpture
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 push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
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.)