(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
agreement; stipulation; contract
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?