red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
unconvicted prisoner; prisoner under trial
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
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 wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
please (give me); please (do for me)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?