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
 clothes (esp. Western clothes);  counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
 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.
 present;  gift;  to give a present or gift
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 cold (e.g. weather);  uninteresting (esp. joke);  lame;  dull
 day;  days;  sun;  sunshine;  (the) day;  daytime;  date
 indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 to continue;  to last;  to continue (without a break);  to be unbroken;  to occur again and again;  to lead to;  to connect to
 and;  besides;  because;  since;  the thing is;  for one thing
 very;  awfully;  exceedingly;  (not) at all;  by no means;  simply (cannot)
 happy;  glad;  pleased;  joyful;  delightful;  gratifying
 that;  that thing;  that person;  then;  that time;  that place (over there);  down there (i.e. one's genitals)
 exactly;  precisely;  just;  as if;  as though;  quite
 tightly;  closely;  exactly;  precisely;  suddenly (stopping);  perfectly (suited)
 hey;  you;  hey;  hey;  hold on;  yo
 how;  in what way;  why;  for what reason;  cannot possibly;  no way
 this sort of;  this kind of;  like this;  such
 small;  little;  slight;  below average (in degree, amount, etc.);  low (e.g. sound);  soft (e.g. voice)
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 disliked;  hated;  tendency;  smack (of);  distinction;  discrimination
 to become;  to get;  to result in;  to turn out;  to consist of;  to be composed of;  to be completed
 yes;  yeah;  huh?;  what?;  not;  's
 don't you think?;  indicates question
 to put on weight;  to gain weight;  to grow fat;  to get stout
 from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity);  since;  from (originator);  by;  because;  since;  out of (constituent, part)
 to become thin;  to lose weight;  to reduce (one's) weight;  to be barren;  to be infertile;  to be sterile
 you said;  he said;  if ... then;  do you seriously think that;  I already told you;  you should know by now that;  the said ...
 the more I think about it;  the more one thinks about it
 to understand;  to comprehend;  to become clear;  to be known;  I know!;  I think so too!
 companion;  partner;  other party;  addressee;  opponent (sports, etc.)
 reading too much into (what ... says)
 remainder;  remnant;  (not) very;  (not) much;  too much;  excessively
 to sleep;  to die;  to rest (in peace);  to lie idle (e.g. of resources);  to lie unused; (arch.)  to close one's eyes
 fear makes the wolf bigger than he is;  things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
 this;  this one;  this person;  now;  this point (in time);  here;  used to stress the subject of a sentence
 to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down);  to put on;  to bear (guilt, etc.)
 look here;  I say;  well;  I know what;  I'll tell you what;  just a minute