pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
recuperation; medical treatment
autumn moon; harvest moon
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
student (esp. a university student)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; so?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience