you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
uninhabited island; desert island
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
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
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
not the norm; foolish; stupid
exploration party; expedition team
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet