person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
form; shape; figure; visage
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
scenery; scene; landscape
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
of course; certainly; naturally
railroad corporation; railway company
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise