people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
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 torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
government; administration
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to step firmly; to harden by treading
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to subsist; to keep on living
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question