to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
adds force or indicates command
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
common people; ordinary people; masses
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
source of revenue; financial supporter
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember