waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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.
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good