tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
honorific/polite/humble prefix
help; assistance; service
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to manage something successfully; to be successful
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding