popular name; common name; nickname; alias
plural; multiple; plural (number)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
snake; serpent; large snake
tattoo (esp. one in a style other than traditional Japanese)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to face; to go towards; to head towards
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
now; the present time; just now; another; more
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to wring the neck; to strangle
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
business hours; opening hours; office hours
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly