human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
confidence; trust; faith; credit
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; period; class
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
how; in what way; how about