woman; female; feminine gender
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
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
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be silent; to say nothing
dry riverbed; river beach
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
young greens; young herbs
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
program (e.g. TV); programme
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
memories; recollections; reminiscence
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude