to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to put up (a notice); to post
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
results; record; grades; marks
person of high rank or position
myself; yourself; I; me; you
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client