to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
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)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give