to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
all present; all concerned; all of us
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
suffix for familiar person
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof