waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
woman; female; feminine gender
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
man; male; masculine gender
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(secondary) tobacco smoke
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...