et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
adds force or indicates command
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
prevention; precaution; protection against
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
than; from; out of; except; but; more
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
construction; establishment
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
how; in what way; how about