this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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
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 rule; to govern; to administer
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
don't you think?; indicates question
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
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
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
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.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
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
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best