old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
medical examination; checkup; consultation
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.
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
how; in what way; how about
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.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
don't you think?; indicates question
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed