in this way; thus; such; uh...
done; just done; just finished
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
book; volume; this; present; main; head
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
adds force or indicates command
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
so; like this; in this way
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?