this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
please (give me); please (do for me)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sorry; excuse me; thank you
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
new student; freshman; first-year student
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
educational institution; school; academy; campus