safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
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
now; the present time; just now; another; more
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, 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
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
please (give me); please (do for me)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
honorific/polite/humble prefix
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more