going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
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.
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre