this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
enterprise; business; company; corporation
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
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)