what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
instant; moment; for an instant
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
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
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
life; living; I; me; student
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
adviser; advisor; consultant
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 contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
it is I who should say so
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work