chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
one more time; once more; once again
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 call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
nice; good; well-executed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force or indicates command
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; like that; that way
height (of body); stature
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
one thin flat object; one sheet
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
the same generation; coeval