key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
transfer; transport; transportation
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.
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
blackthroat seaperch (Doederleinia berycoides); rosy seabass
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations