what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
honour; honor; glory; privilege
shop; small store; business; firm
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
representative; exemplary; model
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name