this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about; questionable
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
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
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to collect; to assemble; to gather
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
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
something like ...; something called ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)