(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
by myself; in person; by oneself
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be needed; to be wanted
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
adds force or indicates command
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
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