please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
two persons; two people; pair; couple
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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 call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
in that way; thus; so; so?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
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
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
accomplishment; execution
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
opposite bank; farther shore
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)