just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
please (give me); please (do for me)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
without; unless; have to do
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
like this; this sort; this way
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
man; male; masculine gender
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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