fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
step; stride; counter for steps
suffix for familiar person
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
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
company president; manager; director
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
question; inquiry; enquiry
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
program (e.g. TV); programme
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; by what means
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do