ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
mass-produced arrows; arrows for target practice
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
overlooking; turning a blind eye
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
technique; art; skill; move
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
book; volume; this; present; main; head
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate