young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
vital; lively; energetic; vital signs
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
condition; state (of health); appearance
highly unpredictable; touch and go
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to lose sight of; to miss
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 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 shout (in anger); to yell
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
now; the present time; just now; another; more
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to face; to go towards; to head towards
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to speak; to say; to vocalize
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)