staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
light-emitting diode; LED
door; gate; opening; title page
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.
final; eventual; ultimate
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more