right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
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 pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to leave (a scene); to step away
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
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
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
interruption; suspension; break
society; the world; the times
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
twice; again; second time
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)