indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
offender; criminal; culprit
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to find out; to discover; to locate
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
number one; first; best; most; game; round
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
sharing; share (on social media); market share
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
sponsors of rikishi or their stables
unsettled; pending; unresolved