everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
stamping or scraping one's feet
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
critical condition; being on the verge of death
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
suffix for familiar person
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
all-night vigil over a body; wake
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more