this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
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
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least