person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
death from disease; death from illness
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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.
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
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?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
don't you think?; indicates question
black kite (Milvus migrans)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
funeral; burial; condolence
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
station; office; guardroom
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for