one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
carving; engraving; chiselled features
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
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")
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
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
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation