quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
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
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
telephone call; telephone (device)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
participation; joining; entry; adherence
I appreciate your efforts
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
don't you think?; indicates question
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
of course; certainly; naturally
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work