event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
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
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
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.
prickling; stinging; tingling
offender; criminal; culprit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
family; relatives; dependents; household
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
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 meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
single word; a few words; brief comment
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to say; to be called; to do
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved