right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it is not (like that) either
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
name; given name; first name
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
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 convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
letter; missive; note; mail
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to be shot dead by an assassin
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last