Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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 summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to talk; to chat; to chatter
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
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
torii; Shinto shrine archway
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament