person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
imagination; supposition; guess
don't you think?; indicates question
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
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
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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)
please (give me); please (do for me)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about