teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
unfortunately; regrettably
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
(police) detective; criminal matter
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
my condolences; my deepest sympathy
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
about; on; regarding; per; for every
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in unison; as one; united
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
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 have the privilege of doing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
time; hour; period; class
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
settlement; solution; resolution
society; the world; the times
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many