carving; engraving; chiselled features
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
please (give me); please (do for me)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress