to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
business hours; opening hours; office hours
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
wall clock; grandfather clock
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry