to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
overall victory; championship
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
immediately carrying out (a plan)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress