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
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
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.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
the other day; a few days ago
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
by means of; due to; because of; according to
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah