solely; entirely; only; or
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
door; gate; opening; title page
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
study; research; investigation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course