popular name; common name; nickname; alias
plural; multiple; several
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)
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
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
snake; serpent; large snake
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
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
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to wring the neck; to strangle
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back