mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
honorific/polite/humble prefix
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
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 send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
safety; welfare; well-being
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work