fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
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 put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
now; the present time; just now; another; more
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
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
fourth day of the month; four days
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
running the whole distance
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)