this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
number one; first; best; most; game; round
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as