person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
late autumn (fall) windstorm in the countryside; typhoon, esp. one that blows from the 210th to the 220th day of the year; name of the 28th roll of the Genji monogatari
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
this one; this way; this method
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
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
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.