in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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.
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to collect; to assemble; to gather
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
site; point on a map; spot
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
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
share; portion; quota; cut
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
waste of time; killing time
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
ordinary person; untitled individual
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)