pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
president (of a society); chairman
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
hey there; I say; see here
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be surprised; to be astonished
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
it's been a long time; long time no see
Dragon Quest (game) (abbr)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun