indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
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.
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point