sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
level ground; plain; flatland
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
senior high school; high school
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?