one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; so?
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)