(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
then; well; so; well then
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
have a good day; take care; see you
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(one's) quota; assignment
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more